The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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Only Forward Michael Marshall Smith (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712775-8, Jun 2002, £8.99, 310pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) SF novel. “Voyager Classics” Number 36.

Warlock Wilbur Smith (Pan 0-330-37630-6, Jun 2002, £6.99, 693pp, pb, cover by Syd Brak) [Egyptian] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) historical novel with fantasy elements. Third in a series after River God and The Seventh Scroll.

Cloven Sally Spedding (Macmillan UK 0-333-90567-9, Sep 2002, £17.99, iii+356pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. The new tenant of a cottage in Wales is haunted by ghostly pleas for help from a 200-year-old tragedy.

Wringland Sally Spedding (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-48695-0, Sep 2002, £6.99, 674pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) dark fantasy novel. A first novel.

Picture Maker Penina Spinka (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713016-3, Jan 2002, £9.99, 464pp, tp, cover by Saradell Ard Frederick) Historical novel with fantasy elements.

Swan Songs: The Complete Hooded Swan Collection Brian Stableford (Big Engine 1-903468-04-3, Apr 2002, £16.99, 647pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) [Hooded Swan] SF omnibus of the six “Hooded Swan” novels: Halcyon Drift (1972), Rhapsody in Black (1973), Promised Land (1974), The Paradise Game (1974), The Fenris Device (1974), and Swan Song (1975). There is a new introduction by Stableford.

Michael G. Coney: Troubadour of Earth: A Working Bibliography Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-61-0, Aug 2002, £2.00, ix+30pp, A5) Chapbook primary and secondary bibliography of Coney’s work. “Bibliographies for the Avid Reader” Volume 56. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Michael G. Coney]

Interface Neal Stephenson & Frederick George (Random House/Arrow 0-09-942775-3, Jul 2002, £6.99, 641pp, tp, cover by Cyberlab) Reprint (Bantam 1994 as by Stephen Bury) SF/political thriller about a near-future presidential candidate with a biochip implant.

Smallville: Strange Visitors Roger Stern (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-246-9, Dec 2002, £5.99, 285pp, pb) [Smallville] Reprint (Warner 2002) original novel based on the TV series. [First U.K. edition]

Wheelers Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-2902-8, Nov 2002, £7.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) SF novel.

A Walk in Wolf Wood Mary Stewart (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-79663-4, Dec 2001, £4.99, 169pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Weather Witch Paul Stewart (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86504-2, Jun 2002, £4.99, 285pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1989) young-adult fantasy novel of an Elizabethan village that vanishes for 400 years.

The Curse of the Gloamglozer Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54733-6, Sep 2002, £5.99, 381pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Quint] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, book four in “The Edge Chronicles”.

The Last of the Sky Pirates Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60200-6, Sep 2002, £10.99, 379pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth overall in “The Edge Chronicles” and first in the “Rook Barkwater” sequence.

Baby-sitter IV R. L. Stine (Scholastic UK 0-439-99387-3, Nov 2002, £4.99, 164pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1995) young-adult dark fantasy novel. A “Point Horror” title.

T2: Infiltrator S. M. Stirling (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07371-3, Jul 2002, £6.99, 499pp, pb) [Terminator] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2001) novelization based in the films’ world.

T2: Rising Storm S. M. Stirling (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07156-7, Jul 2002, £9.99, 378pp, tp) [Terminator] SF novelization based on the world of the film T2: Terminator 2. Simultaneous with the US (HarperEntertainment) edition.

Dracula Bram Stoker (Scholastic UK 0-439-15411-1, Sep 2002, £3.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Ursula S. Albano) [Dracula] Reissue (Constable 1897) dark fantasy novel, with an introduction by Walter Dean Myers.

Doctor Who Novellas: Citadel of Dreams Dave Stone (Telos 1-903889-04-9, Mar 2002, £10.00, 104pp, hc) [Doctor Who Novellas] Novellazation based on the TV series, featuring the 7th Doctor and Ace. This includes a foreword by Andrew Cartmel. A deluxe signed, limited edition of 1400 (-05-7, £25.00) is also available; it adds a color frontispiece by Lee Sullivan, and is signed by Stone, Cartmel, and Sullivan. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.

The If Game Catherine Storr (Oxford University Press 0-19-275198-0, May 2002, £4.99, 154pp, tp) Reprint (Oxford University Press 2001) young-adult fantasy novel.

Floating Dragon Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-616494-3, Mar 2001, £6.99, 655pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1983) fantasy novel. Internally dated 1994.

The Hellfire Club Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649848-5, May 2002, £7.99, 388pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1996) associational serial-killer psychological horror novel. Third printing.

Magic Terror Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710991-1, Mar 2002, £6.99, 401pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 2000) collection of seven stories.

Mystery Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20958-1, May 2001, £6.99, 548pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1989) fantasy novel. Internally dated 1994.

The Book of the Unicorn Nigel Suckling, Linda & Roger Garland (Paper Tiger 1-85028-360-5, May 2002, £14.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Linda & Roger Garland) Reprint (Paper Tiger 1996) art book, a natural history of the unicorn with text by Suckling, illustrated by the Garlands.

The Hound of Ulster Rosemary Sutcliff (Red Fox Classics 0-09-943859-3, Nov 2002, £4.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Victor Ambrus) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1963) young-adult fantasy novel retelling the Celtic saga of Cuchulain.

The Black Hole in Neasden David Sutherland (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99440-3, Mar 2002, £5.99, 343pp, pb) Humorous young-adult SF novel. A father and his two children discover a black hole that leads from under a garden bush to a distant planet.

Sweetmeat Luke Sutherland (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60232-4, Feb 2002, £9.99, 384pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel.

Phantoms of Venice ed. David Sutton (Shadow Publishing 0-9539032-1-4, Dec 2001, £25.00, 223pp, hc, cover by Harry O. Morris) Anthology of 10 ghost and horror stories, eight original, set in Venice. Includes an introduction by Sutton, foreword by Joel Lane, and stories by Peter Tremayne, Cherry Wilder, Tim Lebbon, Anne Gay, and Brian Stableford. A limited edition of 200, available from 194 Station Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7TE, UK.

Blitzed Robert Swindells (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-41042-5, May 2002, £10.99, 174pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult timeslip novel of a young boy transported back to WW2 London in the Blitz.

Frankie’s Romeo Ruth Louise Symes (Orion Children’s Books 1-84255-086-1, May 2002, £4.99, 136pp, tp, cover by Brian Hughes) Humorous young-adult SF novel. A girl creates a robot boyfriend.

Shadowmancer G. P. Taylor (Mount 0-9543421-0-0, Oct 2002, £5.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Percy Hope) Young-adult fantasy novel.

Smallville: Arrival Michael Teitelbaum (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-22-8, Nov 2002, £5.00, 147pp, tp) [Smallville] Reprint (Little, Brown 2002) novelization of an episode from the TV series based on DC Comics’ Superman; first in the series. [First U.K. edition]

The Fresco Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07288-1, Feb 2002, £6.99, 406pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2000) satirical SF novel.

Grass Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-798-5, Feb 2002, £6.99, 540pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Grass] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) SF novel. Volume 48 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

A Plague of Angels Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-799-3, Dec 2002, £6.99, i+559pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) far-future SF novel.

Raising the Stones Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-325-4, Nov 2002, £5.99, 465pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Grass] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) far-future SF novel of conflict between human colonies on different worlds.

Sideshow Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-319-X, Dec 2002, £6.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Grass] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) SF novel, third book of the series begun in Grass.

The Visitor Sheri S. Tepper (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07416-7, Jul 2002, £9.99, 407pp, tp, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (Eos 2002) SF/fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-07415-9, £17.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

The Alchemist’s Apprentice Kate Thompson (The Bodley Head 0-370-32545-1, Jul 2002, £10.99, 156pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.

The Beguilers Kate Thompson (Red Fox Definitions 0-09-941149-0, Oct 2002, £4.99, 155pp, tp) Reprint (The Bodley Head 2001) young-adult fantasy novel of a world where people can be lured away by “beguilers.”

Only Human Kate Thompson (Red Fox 0-09-943224-2, Jun 2002, £4.99, 310pp, tp) [Missing Link] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2001) young-adult SF novel. Second in a trilogy after The Missing Link.

Warhammer: The Claws of Chaos Gav Thorpe (Black Library 1-84154-257-1, Aug 2002, £5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Slaves to Darkness] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, book one of “Slaves to Darkness”.

Wicca: Awakening Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131404-4, Jun 2002, £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin US 2001 as Sweep #5: Awakening) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: Blood Witch Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131402-8, Apr 2002, £4.99, 202pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin US 2001 as Sweep #3: Blood Witch) young-adult fantasy novel, third in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Varela and packager 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: Book of Shadows Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131400-1, Feb 2002, £4.99, 187pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin 2001 as Sweep #1: Book of Shadows) young-adult dark fantasy novel, first in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: Dark Magick Cate Tiernan (Puffin 0-14-131403-6, May 2002, £4.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin US 2001 as Sweep #4: Dark Magick) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by Gabrielle Charbonnet and packager 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: Seeker Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131551-2, Nov 2002, £4.99, 172pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin 2002 as Sweep #10: Seeker) young-adult fantasy novel, 10th in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: Spellbound Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131405-2, Jul 2002, £4.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin US 2001 as Sweep #6: Spellbound) young-adult fantasy novel, sixth in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: Strife Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131550-4, Nov 2002, £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin 2002 as Sweep #9: Strife) young-adult fantasy novel, ninth in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: The Calling Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131483-4, Aug 2002, £4.99, 189pp, tp) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin US 2001 as Sweep #7: The Calling) young-adult fantasy novel, seventh in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Copyrighted by packager 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Wicca: The Coven Cate Tiernan (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131401-X, Mar 2002, £4.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Ian Winstanley) [Sweep] Reprint (Penguin/Puffin US 2001 as Sweep #2: The Coven) young-adult dark fantasy novel, second in a series about a teen discovering her powers for witchcraft. Packaged and copyrighted by 17th Street Productions. [First U.K. edition]

Bilbo’s Last Song J. R. R. Tolkien (Hutchinson 0-09-188488-8, Oct 2002, £7.99, 63pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1974) poem, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and with notes on the illustrations.

The Book of Lost Tales Part I J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10222-2, May 2002, £9.99, 297pp, tp, cover by John Howes) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1983 as Book of Lost Tales 1: History of the Middle-Earth, Part One) fantasy collection.

The Book of Lost Tales Part II J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10214-1, May 2002, £9.99, 385pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1984 as Book of Lost Tales 2: History of the Middle-Earth, Part Two) fantasy collection.

The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (Collins 0-00-712970-X, Oct 2001, £6.99, xvi+400pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel; the first part of The Lord of the Rings. A Collins Modern Classic. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713663-3, Apr 2002, £20.00, xxviii+513pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings. This Large Print edition (originally from Clio Press, 1990) uses the revised (copyright 1967) text, and includes Tolkien’s new foreword, the revised “Prologue: Concerning Hobbits”, and a fold-out map.

The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713659-5, Sep 2002, £25.00, xx+410pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) classic fantasy, the first part of The Lord of the Rings three-part novel. Illustrated by Alan Lee.

The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714921-2, Oct 2002, £6.99, xix+535+ix, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954), part one of the 3-part novel; a film tie-in edition.

The History of Middle-Earth Index J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713743-5, Aug 2002, £9.99, xxiii+484pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Glossary, compiled from the various indexes of the twelve volumes of “The History of Middle-Earth” edited by Christopher Tolkien. Though bylined Christopher Tolkien, this list is actually “compiled” by Helen Armstrong.

The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10328-8, Oct 2001, £14.99, 273pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel. Includes a ‘Note on the Text’ by Douglas A. Anderson (1994).

The Lays of Beleriand J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10226-5, Jun 2002, £9.99, 393pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1985) associational/fantasy collection. Part three of “The History of Middle-Earth”.

The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714924-7, Oct 2002, £14.99, xviii+1147pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic fantasy novel. Film tie-in cover to The Two Towers.

The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-714913-1, Oct 2002, £30.00, xviii+1147pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy novel. This is a movie tie-in.

The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712381-7, Nov 2002, £14.99, xviii+1147pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy novel. A film tie-in edition. Eighth printing.

The Lost Road and Other Writings: Language and Legend before The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10225-7, Jun 2002, £9.99, 455pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) collection. Part five of “The History of Middle-Earth”.

Morgoth’s Ring: The Later Silmarillion Part One - The Legends of Aman J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10300-8, Jul 2002, £9.99, xii+471pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) fantasy collection, compiled and edited by Christopher Tolkien. Part ten of “The History of Middle-Earth”.

The Peoples of Middle-Earth J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10348-2, Aug 2002, £9.99, xiii+482pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) Volume XII of “The History of Middle-Earth”; edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Poems from The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10312-1, Sep 2002, £6.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) mini-hardback poetry collection; illustrated by Alan Lee.

The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien (Collins 0-00-712972-6, Oct 2001, £6.99, xii+406pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel; the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings. The page numbering (731-1137) is continuous from parts 1 and 2. A Collins Modern Classic. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

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